Deburring in Forming and Fabricating: Part 2 June 18, 2020 Because it is a production cost, reducing the need for deburring can help the bottom line. In this podcast, part two of two, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Dr. LaRoux Gillespie, a researcher, engineer, manager, consultant, and writer with an extensive knowledge base on deburring and finishing. In this episode, the discussion focuses on ways to reduce deburring costs in forming and fabrication operations, such as improving product design; preventing burrs; minimizing burr properties; and removing burrs during the main fab process. Also discussed are how shops can determine if deburring or edge finishing is needed, and how they can choose among the 124 different deburring processes.
Multitasking Machines = Increased Efficiency, Better Quality August 19, 2022 The Metal Removal pavilion at IMTS features automated technologies cojoined to make better parts.
Workforce Engineering—How to Solve the Skills Gap March 8, 2022 The best way to solve the skills gap is to ignite the already existing and yet dormant fuel of curiosity inside of young minds.
Allied Donates Boring Tools to Submarine Restoration January 27, 2022 Allied Machine and Engineering, a leading manufacturer of holemaking and finishing cutting tools for the metal-cutting industry, recently donated various boring bars and inserts to be used with a 1954 Wohlhaupter boring head on the USS Pampanito restoration project.
Platinum Tooling Named North American Distributor for Technicrafts January 25, 2022 Platinum Tooling Technologies, with its expertise in precision tooling and customer representatives throughout North America, is ready to meet the work holding tool needs for Swiss turning applications by adding Tecnicrafts product line to its roster.
Methods Names GM for Texas, Louisiana November 29, 2022 Methods Machine Tools named a general manager for Texas and Louisiana.
Legacy machinery can be data mined for modern operations November 22, 2021 Whether transmitted through wires or the air, data collected from older factory devices can help a shop owner make smarter business decisions.
Mazak’s DISCOVER 2021 Event Premieres New Technologies, Facility Expansions November 5, 2021 More than 1,500 attendees from across North America attended Mazak Corporation's DISCOVER 2021 event.
Canada’s ICAM to be acquired by Sandvik Coromant December 2, 2021 Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Canada-based ICAM Technologies Corporation, a provider of innovative solutions that translate CAM data into optimized coding for guiding CNC machining operations.
Okuma America Corporation Launches New Double-Column Machining Center November 2, 2021 This new machine – the MCR-BV - is the seventh machine offered in the company's double-column machine line-up.
